Sennheiser CX 300 headphones (Silver)
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"SIMPLY AWESOME........." on by shehzad
Pros: BIG SOUND STAGE, AWESOME BASS, CLEAR HIGHS, RICH MIDS. SEPERATION AND IMAGING ARE SO GOOD.
Cons: SOUND LITTLE THIN IF COMPARE TO UE SUPER.FI 5PRO...
Summary: Simply hands down, BTW i want to mention before i start(iam SHURE E4c and ULTIMATE EARS SUPER.FI 5PRO AND 5EB USER)my actual comments about these unique earphones.Actualy CX300 realy surprised me with it's wide soundstage(like 5pro)and instruments seperation with rich mids and punchy bass. Well now iam almost thinking to sell my E4c and 5pro(way more pricier than CX300). CX300are very easy to insert and remove. So these are for whom are looking for realy good sounding earphones. MUST BUY.......
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"great sound awesome bang for the buck" on by MisterBelvedere
Pros: sound spectacular for the money
Cons: strange cable layout
Summary: I bought these after owning a pair of Shure E2Cs for a few years. The E2Cs started falling apart, so I bought these because they were a cheaper alternative, but I've found that these sound better and are way more comfortable and lighter than the E2Cs. I'm very satisfied with them. Let's hope they last longer than than the E2Cs too.
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"Perfect for this price" on by alno9000
Pros: Very clear sound - great bass
Cons: only in black colour
Summary: After having tried and returned several SURE and SONY models (even very expensive ones..) I found (by chance) these relativey cheap earbuds perfect. I use them very often (I bought them 6 months ago)and they are still in good conditions
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"Don't Buy These As Your Only Set of Headphones" on by TWIFOSP
Pros: Excellent sound reproduction
Cons: Sometimes fiddly to seal ear canal
Summary: Compared to earbuds, and it's only fair to compare these to headphones of similar size, these have an amazing sound. The bass is strong and the sound reproduction is excellent.
Unlike some, I prefer the asymetrical cord. I thought it was obvious, and I think to most it is, but as I have observed, some people do not know the purpose of this. The long side goes around the back of your neck and when
you take off the headphones, they stay around your neck. With a symetrical cord, you have to find somewhere to put your headphones when you take them out of your ears. If I had to criticize, I'd say the long side is a little too long though.
I've used these with an iRiver and an iPod and the first thing I found was that they sounded best with the EQ setting to OFF or NORMAL. That says a lot when you don't have to compensate for poor quality sound reproduction.
My iRiver came with earbuds made by Sennheiser and they sound quite good for earbuds, but the CX-300 in ear phones are so superior there's really no comparison.
The major drawback is the seal required in your ear canal in order for the bass to be reproduced. I found that they occasionally have to be adjusted to reseal and get the bass back. I've tried all 3 sizes of ear
adaptors and found the medium to work best for me, but it's still not perfect.
The other drawback to a sealed design is I can hear my footsteps when I'm walking. If you've ever worn foam earplugs and walked around with them on, you'll know what I mean. I wouldn't recommend them for joggers.
I found the sound deadening to be quite effective. The effect is like foam earplugs, except to a lesser effect, and of course the music tends to drown out the little bit of sound that does pass through. I've used them on the subway and I can listen to music at normal levels. Today I realized that they're not so effective at drowning out crying babies on the train though. For that, you need more volume.
They can be very effective at work to tune out a noisy office (if your situation allows), but sometimes I find it too effective as it blocks/muffles sounds/people I need to hear.
I almost hesitate to recommend them as the sound quality is so superior to earbuds that you may never find earbuds acceptable again. Given the need to adjust when I lose the seal, the "earplug effect" while walking and the need to hear just a little more outside noise at work, I end up switching back and forth between these and earbuds. -
"Good choice for the money, acceptable sound" on by muzx
Pros: Moderate price, good noise isolation
Cons: Mediocrate sound, lack of accessories
Summary: I bought these earbuds for long flight. Recently I used Koss The Plug, Sennhesier MX400 and PX200, and the factory earbuds of Sony Ericsson W800i Walkman mobilephone, so I have a number of comparison.
Phisically it's the same type as W800i earbuds, with the 3 silicon flange. For the first try the default flange fits well in my ear canal, but after several hours of wearing it could be a little uncomfortable.
Sound quality is acceptable, however worse than PX200. I expected more based on the reviews. The bass boosted too much, the middle "canned" and the treble is a bit weak, the overall impression is not clear enough. The volume is ok. So I rate it mediocrate sound quality.
The isolation of ambient noise is ok, it fits to my expectations.
The wires seems a bit too thin to me and it makes friction noises in my ear while rubbing on my clothes.
I don't like the long and asymetrical wires, it always makes me trouble how I organize it. (I don't understand why they don't have a version with shorter cable?)
The lack of carrying case or pouch is a pity.
Summary: for 50 bucks you can have a good passive noise isolating earbud if you are not a kind of audiophil.
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